Model comparison
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct vs Step 2 16k Exp 202412
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.4 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
Allen Institute for AI (Ai2)
StepFunSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct scores higher in 5 categories and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 in 3 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) | StepFun |
| Noometry Index | 39.4 | 39.2 |
| Released | — | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | — |
| Max output | — | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | — |
| Results tracked | 16 | 12 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.5 (#157), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 38.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1347 | 1316 |
Reasoning Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 26.4 (#132), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 25.9 (#142)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1322 | 1299 |
Math Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.3 (#167), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 36.3 (#169)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1305 | 1304 |
Knowledge Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 36.1 (#175), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 35.2 (#187)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1308 | 1279 |
Multilingual Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 42.6 (#191), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 43.7 (#181)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1275 | 1290 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1304 | 1331 |
| LMArena Russian | 1268 | 1324 |
| LMArena French | 1328 | — |
| LMArena German | 1282 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1206 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1336 | — |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 68.6 (#187), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 67.9 (#192)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1299 | 1287 |
Long Context Too close to call
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 39.9 (#166), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 39.7 (#170)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1312 | 1307 |
Writing & Preference Step 2 16k Exp 202412 leads
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct: 50.2 (#185), Step 2 16k Exp 202412: 52.3 (#173)
| Benchmark | Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct | Step 2 16k Exp 202412 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1311 | 1321 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1264 | 1328 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1309 | 1292 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct better than Step 2 16k Exp 202412?
Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 score almost the same on the Noometry Index (39.4 vs 39.2), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Is Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct or Step 2 16k Exp 202412 better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (39.5 vs 38.5); test both on your own repository before choosing.
How many benchmarks do Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Olmo 3.1 32b Instruct has 16 scored results on Noometry and Step 2 16k Exp 202412 has 12.